El Kettar Cemetery ( ar, مقبرة القطار) is one of the most famous cemeteries in Algeria. It is situated in a suburb of the city of

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in the commune of

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. It opened in 1838 replacing the cemetery of Sidi Abderrahmane destroyed in 1830. It was previously known as Dar El Ghrib (the unknown's residence) since foreigners of the city's limit were buried there. The current name, El Kettar (

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in Arabic), is due to the distillation of jasmine in the Bridja, a funeral monument dating from the Ottoman era. It was built on a steep hill cemetery, because at the time of colonization, the French authorities forbade Muslims to bury their dead in flat terrain. It comprises tombs of numerous Algerian notables and it is one of the most preferred place for actors and actresses and other artists (opera singers, musicians, painters, sculptors, architects, writers, poets). It also includes the tombs of several scientists, academicians and sportspeople. The cemetery also contains paintings by Émile Gaudissard.

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* , politician and martyr. * , politician and martyr. * El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka, singer and composer *

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, musician and actor * Dahmane El Harrachi, singer * Amar Ezzahi, singer and mandole player * Fadela Dziria, singer *

Hadj M'rizek Hadj M'rizek (1912 – February 12, 1955) was an Algerian songwriter, lyricist, composer, poet and painter. Biography Arezki Chaïeb was born in the Casbah of Algiers in 1912. He is interested in music through his half-brother, a promoter. ...

, singer * Hadj Bouchiba, musician *

Hsissen Hsissen (December 8, 1929 – September 29, 1958) was an Algerian singer. Biography Hsissen was born at 15 rue Monthabor in the Casbah of Algiers to a modest family, originally from Maâtkas (Tizi Ouzou Province). From a very young age, he w ...

, singer * Hamdane Sfindja, sports journalist * Mohamed Hattab a.k.a. Habib Réda, basketball player, actor and revolutionary *

Mustapha Toumi Mustapha Toumi (July 14, 1937 – April 3, 2013) was an Algerian songwriter, lyricist, composer, poet and painter. Biography Coming from a family of Bordj Menaïel, he was born on July 14, 1937, in the Casbah of Algiers. Long before the outbrea ...

, composer * Marie-Josèphe Dublé, wife of Frantz Fanon *

Rouiched Ahmed Ayad (Arabic: أحمد عياد) better known by his stage name as Rouiched; was an Algerian comedy actor and singer, born on April 28, 1921, at Algiers and died on January 28, 1999, at El Biar (Algiers). Biography Rouiched was from Ka ...

, actor * Mohamed Boudia, activist, playwright and journalist *

Rachid Ksentini Rachid Ksentini (November 11, 1887 – August 4, 1944) was an Algerian actor and comedian. Biography Rachid Ksentini was born Rachid Belakhdar on November 11, 1887 in the Casbah of Algiers. He left school early to work as an apprentice carpenter ...

, actor and singer * Kaddour Belkaïm, secretary of the Algerian Communist Party * Bachir Ridouh, psychiatrist * Redouane Osmane, trade unionist * Djamel Keddou, football player *

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, actress * Kheireddine Ameyar, founder of La Tribune newspaper * Allal Ouaguenouni, football player * Arezki Hammoutène, athlete * Mouloud Djazouli, leader of the

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